Nevada County picayune., 1887-05-11
WASHINGTON TOPICS.
Weekly Budget of News From the
 National Capital.
[From our Special Corrcspondent.I


 TFroin our Special Corrcspoudent.]
 WASHINGTON, D. C., May 3, 1887.
 The Hawaiian Queen has been l the recipient of T succrSs!on "t ht-
 attentions. official and otherwise,
 during her sojourn III this city,
 which must have tla.tered her roy
 al pride. Her reception at tbe
 White House by President and
 Mrs. Cleveland was all that royal
 ty itself could desire. The city.
 with all it's resources of interest
 and pleasure, was given up to the party. Receptions, White House dinner. excursions to Mount Yer non. attendance upon the races, visit to Forepaugh's circus, ex- hibitlon drills by the soldiers, : marked courtesies rendered ny the President and Mrs. Cleveland, and , sundry other marks of hospitality, have filled the programme of the !. Queens stay in Washington. The = Queen is said to be, by conn0is- |. seurs, full blooded negro; her l skin is a clean brown, and her
 dark hair crisps closely to her l head. She carries herself like a . royal personage-all but. Many 7 of the upper circles of the colored 0 people here, are inclined to ridl- : cule the idea that she is superior l to themselves.
 j. It is said that her husband, King - Kalakana, is trying to mortgage s his kingdom for a2,0O0,OOO, and - that the Queens trip is being made
 to boom the scheme.
 , The reduction of the public debt U during April amounted to sl3,Oo3, | O9S, and for the ten months of the
 present fiscal year, SS3,965, ,923.
 The National debt to day, less cash
 in the Treasury, is Sl, l,305. TO ,459,
 and of this amount $1 ,09i ,61S,7l2
 is interest bearing debt. This in- terest bearing debt is made up in round numbers of s73S, 100000 of r 4 per cent bonds, s250, ,000, ,50O of 41-2 per cents, s2S,O00,OO0 of 3 per 8 cents. S6i 100000 of Pacific rail. [ road bonds, and Sl4,00O,0OO of 3 j. per cent navy pension fund.
 The net cash ln the Treasurer is S34 .SS6,O3S. or about l3,00o 900 , more than on April 1. The gold coin and gold bullion fund balance in the Treasury is $780, 902, ,43O, about sl,OOO,00O less than month ago; the silver fund balance has decreased S2,0O0,OOO :, during the month of April, and now amounts to $72,22O,3lS,
 The store of standard silver dol lars has increased nearly S4,00O,- GOO during April, and now amounts to S205, ,7SS,S22. Up to April 30, the Treasury had redeemed S5,-
 962 ,435 in trade dollars. Receipts of tine Government from all sources, on the 30th of April, for
 the ten months of this fiscal year aggregated s3O2,797,G79, against
 $275 ,SS1 ,946 for the corresponding
 ten months of the proceeding year; , which expenditures for the past f ten months have aggregated s23l, . 146, ,952, against s2O6, ,5GS, ,425 during . the corresponding months of the
 last year. The pension expense
 alone for the past ten months , amounted to S62, ,SS2, ,SS0, or twelve IllllllOHS ulOlt lllull lOl tht odihC l months in the last year.
 l The terrace nnd grand staircase F at the western front of the Capital !: are nearing completion, and when
 completed they will take rank with , the wonders of the American Cap a ital, and will be classed among the most beautiful and imposing ar , chitectural works of the world. A walk about the site of improve f ments is full of interest and ad- miration for work designed as q l worthy approach to the noble building, The entire western face ; of the Capital will be changed. The , north terrace of Maryland white , marble. and the south terrace of , Massachusetts marble. each 304 , feet long and 20 feet high, capped
 with a marble Balustrade and rall, with superb bronze lamp posts and
 pedestais, will meet the western } terrace SIS feet in length, broken